Murder most theatrical! A major star dies a mysterious death on the stage but when his body is stolen, the case goes cold. Years later, his best friend gathers the entire cast to restage the play in order to unmask the killer but someone wants to make darn sure that the show never goes on and their methods are rather… permanent…

Charlie Chaplin’s iconic comedy of the Alaskan Gold Rush has charmed audiences for decades but most people have seen the 1942 recut. How does it measure up to the 1925 original? We’re going to examine the film’s continuing appeal and the differences between the two releases.

Rosie is a girl living in New York who falls for Tom, the boy next door. Neither family is thrilled with the romance but what can you do when two crazy kids just want to fall in love? Well, in this case, the answer is to engage in slapstick and as many ethnic stereotypes as will fit into the runtime. This film is part of a very curious subgenre, one that helped create copyright law as we know it.

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Méliès: Fairy Tales in Color is a collection of the legendary wizard of cinema’s fantasies with hand-applied color. The color industry in France was run by and “manned” almost exclusively by women. Enjoy their work in HD thanks to this dual-format release.

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Le Cinema Francais: An Illustrated Guide to the Best of French Films by Anne Keenan Higgins. This book starts with post-WWII French cinema but the illustrations are so charming that it’s sure to win you over.

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